PhD defence Casper Eurlings, 2 december, 10.00 hours, MBB 4-6 
Supervisor: Prof. Hans-Peter Brunner-La Rocca
Co-supervisor: Dr Josiane Boyne
Title: 'AI and health in heart failure: The digital transformation on the verge of a (r)evolution'

PhD defence Ilse Huijberts, 2 december, 16.00 hours, MBB4-6
Supervisors: Prof. Robert van Oostenbrugge, Prof. Wim van Zwam, Dr Alida Jacobi-Postma
Co-supervisor: Floor Pinckaers
Title: 'Beyond reperfusion long-term outcomes and novel applications of CT imaging in acute ischaemic stroke'

PhD defence Yvonne van Cauteren, 8 December, 16.00 hours, MBB 4-6
Supervisors: Prof. Joachim Wildberger, Prof. Jordi Heijman (Medical University of Graz)
Co-supervisors: Dr Casper Mihl, Dr Martijn Smulders
Title: 'Redefining the workup for suspected myocardial infarction: the emerging role for CMR and CCTA'

PhD defence Anna Kolkmann, 15 December, 10.00 hours, MBB 4-6
Supervisor: Em.Prof. Mark Post
Co-supervisors: Dr Panagiota Moutsatsou (MosaMeat B.V.), Dr Hatim Hemeda (PL BioScience GmbH, Germany)
Title: 'Developing serum-free media for cultured meat and exploring human platelet lysate for regenerative medicine'

PhD defence Jeroen Guns, 15 December, 13.00 hours, MBB 4-6 (double degree)
Supervisors: Dr Joost Luiken, Dr Jeroen Bogie (Hasselt University, Belgium)
Co-supervisors: Dr Miranda Nabben, Dr Jerome Hendriks (Hasselt University, Belgium)
Title: 'From the brain to the heart: Protein S-palmitoylation in neuro- and cardio-inflammation'

PhD defence Beatriz Peres de Araujo, 16 December, 13.00 hours, MBB 4-6 (double degree)
Supervisor: Prof. Casper Schalkwijk
Co-supervisors: Dr Kristiaan Wouters, Dr Anissa Daliry (Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Brasil)
Title: 'The AGE/ALE-RAGE axis in cholesterol-associated liver injury: Diagnostic and therapeutic perspectives in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease'

PhD defence Karin Smits, 17 December, 16.00 hours, MBB 4-6
Supervisor: Prof. Kevin Vernooy
Co-supervisors: Dr Uyên Châu Nguyên, Em.Prof. Frits Prinzen
Title: 'Activation and repolarization in dyssynchronous heart failure and the impact of cardiac resynchronization therapy'

PhD defence Enrico Squiccimarro, 18 December, 9.45 hours, MBB 4-6
Supervisors: Prof. Roberto Lorusso, Prof. Jos Maessen
Title: 'Inflammation in heart surgery'

PhD defence Jip de Kok, 18 December, 10.00 hours, MBB 4-6
Supervisors: Dr Bas van Bussel, Prof. Iwan van der Horst (Albert Schweizer Hospital)
Co-supervisor: Dr Frank van Rosmalen
Title: 'From data foundations to clinical insights: Socioeconomic disparities and patient phenotypes in critical care'